Website/Program and Description
Bizzy Bees Working Together
http://wiscareers.wisc.edu/G_Catalog/cat_detail.asp?key=00735
An online elementary career program from Wisconsin. Bizzy Bee is a career game for k‐1
students. Cost is $11.95 ‐ $39.95 depending on what you purchase. Students can work
individually or in small groups to match the Bizzy Bee occupation cards to the Career
Cluster Hives that form a large classroom display. Games include 16 Bizzy Bees Career
Clusters or 64 Bizzy Bees Occupation Cards or “Bees” and more.
Career Bingo
http://www.breitlinks.com/careers/career_pdfs/careerbingo.pdf
Here's a fun way to look at different careers with a traditional favorite B I N G O! This
complete lesson has directions, BINGO sheets, everything you need.
Careers Are Everywhere Activity Booklet
http://www.lmci.state.tx.us/shared/careersareeverywhere.asp
Children start exploring careers as early as the elementary grades. This booklet provides
some suggestions to help young children begin to think about careers.
Career Heroes
http://www.ourfactsyourfuture.org/admin/uploadedPublications/3314_career_heroes.pdf
Career Heroes is a set of career education tools designed around the theme of popular
trading card games. The goal of Career Heroes is to introduce 3rd and 4th graders to the
concept of career planning and to teach them the basics of using career information.
Career Heroes consist of a career awareness workbook and teacher’s guide with additional
classroom activities.
What Will I Be?
http://www.getreadyforcollege.org/pdfGR/WhatWillIBe.pdf
What Will I Be? helps fourth grade students learn about goal setting and self-esteem, and
ties skills and interests to career choices.
Career Family Tree
http://www.breitlinks.com/careers/career_pdfs/familytreews.pdf
Students take a look at the careers chosen by their grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles,
and other relatives.
Engineer Girl!
http://www.engineergirl.org/
The Engineer Girl website is part of an NAE project to bring national attention to the
opportunity that engineering represents to all people at any age, but particularly to
women and girls.
KidsWork!
http://www.knowitall.org/kidswork/
Explore interesting jobs in a variety of virtual workplaces.
The Fun Works – For Careers You Never Knew Existed
http://thefunworks.edc.org/SPT‐‐homegraphic.php
This Web site is about careers. Students explore many different areas, not just the ones
that seem obvious, think about what they enjoy and then see where it leads.
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Early Start Career Series
http://jist.emcp.com/early-start-career-series-instructor-s-manual.html
This toolkit focuses on introducing career clusters to younger students. The resources in
this toolkit are designed to promote fun, interactive ways to learn about career clusters at
the elementary level. Instructor’s manual is $26.95.
Labor Market Career Information (LMCI)
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www.cdr.state.tx.us
This site provides students, teachers, parents, and counselors with links to products and services
offered by LMCI. Teachers and counselors will discover materials, tools, and information that will
help them to provide effective career counseling.
Career Cluster Activities (Arkansas)
http://www.arcota.org/arcota.org/Career_Cluster_Activities.html
A large variety of Career Cluster activities for grades 6‐12.
Could This Be Your Life?
http://www.ncrctv.com/index.asp
An interactive game teaching students about careers and life choices. Students select a
career, form a family and choose a place to live and see the consequences their choices
may have on their life.
Drive of Your Life
http://www.driveofyourlife.org/
Drive of Your Life is a fun online career exploration game that helps middle school and
high school students learn more about themselves, higher education and careers. This
free educational tool lets kids answer a series of questions about themselves to learn
what careers could interest them and then go on a virtual drive to learn more about each
of those careers – all in their own customized car.
Girls Know How
http://www.girlsknowhow.com/
This website and the book series inspire young readers to explore careers and follow their
dreams! Here students will uncover exciting careers, learn about women who have risen
to the tops of their fields and find out how they achieved their success.
Venture Publications, Inc.; On Track & Movin’ On
http://www.venturepubs.com/
On Track and Movin’ On career discovery stay‐in‐school magazines are perfect for career
curriculum in the classroom, after school career exploration workshops and career days! A
PDF Teacher Guide with lesson plans and options are available for each article.
Washington OSPI
http://www.k12.wa.us/SecondaryEducation/CareerCollegeReadiness/SparkingFuture.aspx
The “Sparking the Future” curriculum was designed for students who are the first in their
family to attend college. These lessons provide extra help for students in grades 6 through
12. Students follow a guided tour through postsecondary options, helping them explore
college and career options.
Career Investigation
http://www.lmci.state.tx.us/shared/careerinvestigation.asp
Published by the Texas Workforce Commission, this resource encourages junior high
students to “Explore Your Options” in an interesting, user-friendly, motivating approach,
presented in a magazine circular format.
Career Cruiser
http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/pdf/cruiser-2003.pdf
This site provides career and educational information for middle school students.
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What’s My Job? Game
http://www.careerkids.com/documents/eWMJ1.pdf
Students match clues to various job titles.
Sailing Into Your Future
http://www.nd.gov/cte/programs/career-dev/docs/SailingIntoYourFutureStudent.pdf
An activity book that is intended to help middle school students assess their interests, personality
traits, skills, learning styles; and learn more about what is important to them. They will also explore
the changing world of work, occupations of interest, career clusters, and cool jobs in technology and
how to get there. Lastly, they will plan by learning how to set and reach goals, make a budget, and
more.
What’s My Next Move?
http://www.careeronestop.org/TridionMultimedia/WMNM%20FINAL%20JAN%2007%202013_TCM2
4-13704.pdf
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has developed a new
online guide to help students and job seekers chart their future career paths. The guide--What's My
Next Move?--connects young people to career exploration resources available on the CareerOneStop
(COS) website and the O*NET site, My Next Move (www.mynextmove.org). The guide encourages
students to think and make decisions about their futures, and to engage with career counselors,
workforce professionals, teachers, and parents or guardians.
Career Jeopardy Games
http://pages.minot.k12.nd.us/votech/File/Jeopardy.htm#element
Provided by Minot, North Dakota Career & Technical Education, the goal of the Elementary Career
Jeopardy Games is to create career awareness. The games are designed to be facilitated by a teacher
in a classroom setting with the entire class participating.
INFUSING EQUITY BY GENDER INTO THE CLASSROOM: A Handbook of
Classroom Practices
http://www.ricw.ri.gov/publications/GEH/lessons.htm
A handbook of gender equity lessons.
Kids.gov!
http://www.kids.gov/
Kids.gov is a site where kids can create, share, learn and have fun! There are a variety of great
resources that offer information that can help with anything from homework assignments to class
projects, group activities, contests, careers and educational games. You don’t have to worry about
unsafe links or advertising on Kids.gov.
Mar Global Conveyor for Kids and Students
http://mgs‐mager.gsfc.nasa.gov/Kids/careers.html
This site is part of the NASA website and offers some great career sites for kids who are interested in
becoming part of the space program. Explore programs for those interested in careers in astronomy,
chemistry, geology, chemistry, science and space exploration.
Oklahoma CareerTech
http://www.okcareertech.org/cac/Pages/resources_products/Classroom/cluster_activities_K6.htm
Oklahoma Career Information Systems provides career information activities specific to the career
clusters which assists in connecting classrooms, community and careers for Grades K – 6.
TeachEngineering
www.teachengineering.org
The TeachEngineering digital library provides teacher‐tested, standards‐based engineering content
for K‐12 to use in science and math classrooms. Engineering lessons connect real‐world experiences
with curricular content already taught in K‐12 classrooms. Mapped to educational content standards,
this comprehensive curriculum are hands‐on, inexpensive, and relevant to children's daily lives.
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Vocational Information Center
http://www.khake.com/page64.html
Career guides and activities for students in elementary, middle school and high school. A wide variety
of career curriculum and resources.
When I Grow Up
http://www.wrksolutions.com/whenigrowup/
Workforce Solutions is proud to make the "When I Grow Up" educational program available to you at
no charge. This mini-unit can be used in conjunction with your school's career day or done in the
classroom. Each lesson includes the audience type, time allotment, level of Bloom's Taxonomy and
the TEKS that apply. The mini-unit is designed to be flexible so you can use and customize the lessons
that best suit your instructional needs.
Bureau of Labor Statistics K-12
http://www.bls.gov/k12/
This interactive site explores career information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Bridges Transitions Co.
www.bridges.com
Bridges builds on a K – 16 Framework that aligns student planning and programs of study to career
clusters and pathways. Contact Bridges for pricing options.
Career Cruising
www.careercruising.com
Career Cruising is a user-friendly, web-based career exploration and planning program that helps
students meet their college and career goals and educators track their students' success. Contact
Career Cruising for pricing options.
KUDER
www.kuder.com
The Kuder system gives students resources to help them make better informed decisions in planning
their futures. Students have lifetime access to an education planner, resume builder, and educational
and occupational exploration options. Contact Kuder for pricing options.
Parent Guide to Careers: 10 Steps to Help Your Child Prepare for a Career
http://www.takestockinchildren.org/pdf/resources-parents-careerplanning.pdf
A mini-course on career development designed to help parents prepare their children to make good
career decisions.
AchieveTexas Career Planning and Development Resources LiveBinder
www.achievetexas.org/Resources1.htm
A wealth of career-related resources for counselors to use with students and parents in developing
the students' personal graduation plan, as well as other college and work-related resources in
helping students meet their future career goals beyond high school.
The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences
www.ccfcs.org
Online comprehensive curriculum for Exploring Careers and Career Portals middle school career
development courses. $200 per course (price reduced after first year).
Career & Technical Education – University of North Texas
http://cte.unt.edu/
Scope and sequence documents for Exploring Careers and specific Career Portals courses.
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